Pete Ward

Deputy CEO at life-changing social mobility charity LTSB . Tweets professional: #socialmobility #youthemployment #equality

[Pete Ward @peteLTSB]

@kaitlancollins @andersoncooper Ķ

[Institute for Fiscal Studies @TheIFS]

NEW: Sure Start, the national programme which provided universal, holistic support during the early years, significantly reduced serious youth crime.

Read our new report, funded by @NuffieldFound: https://t.co/Gq1iPwp2Ud

[Trust for London @trustforlondon]

*5 stats to help us understand poverty in London*

1/ London's poverty rate is 24%.

That’s one in four. Or, in total, around 2.2 million Londoners living in poverty.

London’s poverty rate is higher than that for the rest of England, which is 21%. 👇🧵

[Liverpool Chamber @LpoolChamber]

LTSB are partnering with RSM to deliver the 2024 Impact Report Launch event!

The evening will be a chance to learn more on how they’re making a lasting change for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Find out more below ⬇️

https://t.co/KwAY9GTr6G

@LTSBcharity @RSMUK

[Child Poverty Action Group @CPAGUK]

New free school meals analysis.

The UK and devolved governments must change the qualifying criteria so that every child who needs a school dinner has one, while working towards removing means-testing entirely from the dinner hall.

[Ed Zitron @edzitron]

This is quite literally what I predicted in MARCH - that despite the hype, the actual utility of generative Ai isn't there at scale for businesses, and businesses aren't even adopting it.

https://t.co/gB5eYvQBXm

[Jordan @jordanbhx]

Investing in skills without infrastructure just accelerates the 'brain drain'.

People finish their training and find there aren't any jobs where they live and simply move.

Investing in infrastructure enables the agglomeration that *actually* drives economic performance.

[Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards @MCAppAwards]

🏆 ACCOUNTING & FINANCE 🏆

Throwback to The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2023 when @NatWestGroup won #AccountingAndFinance #EmployerOfTheYear!

https://t.co/roo40ospF9

Sponsored by @KaplanUK

#MCAppAwards #Apprenticeships #Apprenticeship #NatWest

[Abeba Birhane @Abebab]

we've been telling so

[Recruiter Magazine @RecruiterMag]

Here's a look at some of the amazing work that our #Charity of the Year @LTSBcharity does. Thank you to all your donations at the #RecruiterAwards to help them do even more! #recruitment @RecruiterAwards @WeAreRedactive @KirkbrideHannah @Lord_Sugar @HarperFoxGlobal

[Jeni Tennison @JeniT]

@Abebab lists problems with generative AI:
- fabrication
- misinformation at scale
- competitive race leading to half-baked models
- environmental damage
- centralised power and corporate dominance
- exploitation of data workers
- stereotypes in generated content

[BKL @BKLtweets]

Ellie Barrow joined our business services team through social mobility charity @LTSBcharity. Here she reflects on her experiences at BKL, including becoming a trustee of our charitable foundation.

Hear more BKL and LTSB stories at https://t.co/YjIwpmRo6H

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Another day in the insanity that is the modern 🇬🇧 housing/rental market. News Agents’ colleague looking for a one bedroom flat in London- not only are the prices reliably around the £2k per month mark but such is the demand agents are demanding huge deposits without viewings.

[YoungMinds @YoungMindsUK]

Good luck to everyone getting their results today. No matter what your results are, be proud of yourself. Remember, you are not defined by numbers on a piece of paper. Even if it might not feel like it right now, there's so much hope in your future. #ResultsDay

[upReach @up_Reach]

Are you ready to embark on your uni journey? 🚀🎯

Whether you're feeling a mix of excitement and nerves, or you're unsure about what to expect, we've got you covered! Join us for a dynamic webinar brought to you by upReach in collaboration with @TheMixUK and @AccessProjectUK.

[Pete Ward @peteLTSB]

This is some of our great team, currently working with young people to find digital and data roles. They develop the relationships that allow us to have such long-term impact!

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

"She declined to say how many employees were working on racial bias, or how much money the company had allocated toward the problem."

Simple question: what percentage of your humanity saving workforce is Black? For OpenAI, I bet it can be rounded to ZERO.
https://t.co/IXyy7zWDvZ

[kay ⋆˚✿˖° @jasimisinclair]

Let’s talk about how many of the diversity leaders have left/been laid off within the last two weeks. This is crazy.

[Sarah Atkinson @SarahHatstand]

Even if you’re not raging at the injustice of this (and how could you not be?);

Just think about the waste this represents. Highly able young people, with the potential to work in highly skilled jobs.

Lack of social mobility is a drain on UK productivity.